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betide Definition

be·tide (bē tīd′, bi-)

intransitive verb, transitive verb -·tid′ed, -·tid′·ing

to happen (to); befall

Etymology: ME bitiden < be-, be- + tiden, happen < OE tidan < tid, time: see tide

betide Quotes

Old Hodge stays not his hand, but whips to kennel The renegade.God's peace betide the souls Of the pure in heart. But in the box that fennel Grows around, are two red eyes that stare like coals.

—Ransom,John Crowe

Browse dictionary entries near betide

  1. ‹ Bethune
  2. ‹ Bethmann-Hollweg
  3. ‹ Bethlehem
  4. ‹ bethink
  5. ‹ Bethesda
  6. ‹ bethel
  7. ‹ Bethe
  8. ‹ Bethany
  9. ‹ beth
  10. ‹ Betelgeuse
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